Fiction

This is my current list of favorites. If you ask me next week it could be different. Goosebumps series by R.L. Stein These books kept me up at night as a child and instilled a love of scary stories in me. They might be the reason I’m so weird today. The Silence of… Read More »

Here are the Top Ten circulated titles from the Young Adult collection: 10. The Selection by Kiera Cass 9. Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen 8. Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans 7. Crazy House by James Patterson 6. The Maze Runner by James Dashner 5. The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis 4. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 3. Everything, Everything by Nicola… Read More »

Here are the top ten titles, by circulation, of middle-grade fiction this year: 10. Dork Diaries: How to Dork Your Diary by Rachel Renée Russell 9. Wonder by R. J. Palacio 8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down by Jeff Kinney 7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney 6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney… Read More »

Cue the drum roll! Here’s the countdown of the most circulated fiction books in 2017. #10. Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles #9. Turbo Twenty-Three by Janet Evanovich #8. The Fix by David Baldacci #7. 16th Seduction by James Patterson #6. No Man’s Land by David Baldacci #5. Never Never by James Patterson #4. Cross the Line by James Patterson #3. The Whistler by John Grisham #2. Camino Island by John… Read More »

Have you noticed how often characters in books go to the public library for help in solving problems? The main character of “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea is a good example. Nineteen-year-old Nayeli dreams about her father, who journeyed the United States when she was… Read More »

NPL’s favorite reads of 2016, according to circulation: 1. Rogue Lawyer by John Grisham Sebastian Rudd is not your typical street lawyer. He works out of a customized bulletproof van, complete with Wi-Fi, a bar, a small fridge, fine leather chairs, a hidden gun compartment, and a heavily armed driver. He has no firm, no… Read More »